30 events found.
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Market Street, Union Square, and Chinatown
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
From devastation to dynamic rebirth, this tour showcases San Francisco’s “rising” after the 1906 Earthquake and Fire.
SFHS MEMBERS ONLY TOUR
The New Federal Building
Opened in 2007, the 18-story New San Francisco Federal Building stands among blocks that have a dense, diverse mix of low-rise light industrial and commercial structures.
PROGRAM
Crush: Wine And California From The Padres To Paris
Roosevelt Middle School
460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
Meet author and “Renaissance Man” John Briscoe, as well as SFHS’s new executive director, Lana Costantini.
SFHS MEMBERS ONLY TOUR
Wells Fargo Museum FULL
Learn about Wells Fargo’s important role in the California Gold Rush, San Francisco history, stagecoach ravel, and the settlement of the West.
TOUR
Noe Valley: A Village Within the City FULL
Meeting place TBA
San Francisco
Who was Noe? What is Horner's Addition? Where was Temple?
$15
PROGRAM
Exhumed: Rediscovering San Francisco’s Vanished Odd Fellows Cemetery
Roosevelt Middle School
460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
In 2016, a small metal casket containing the remains of a young girl was found on the former site of Odd Fellows Cemetery.
San Francisco History Days
The Old U.S. Mint 88 Fifth Street, San Francisco, CA
Visit the Old Mint on the first weekend in March and join dozens of organizations celebrating and telling the stories of the City's unique past
SFHS MEMBERS ONLY TOUR
Musée Mecanique FULL
Musée Mecanique has many of the exhibits and games that were once at Playland-at-the-Beach.
TOUR
Murals and the Multi-Ethnic Mission
Meeting place TBA
San Francisco
Murals and the Multi-Ethnic Mission.
$15
PROGRAM
Colorful Tales from San Francisco’s Historic Waterfront
Roosevelt Middle School
460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
Colorful Tales from San Francisco’s Historic Waterfront.
TOUR
Russian Hill, Architecture and Culture
Meeting place TBA
San Francisco
On one of the iconic hills of San Francisco, see panoramic views and intimate lanes.
$15
PROGRAM
The Little Shamrock
Roosevelt Middle School
460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
For decades an anonymous saloon has celebrated itself as the oldest, continuously operating bar in San Francisco.
SFHS MEMBERS ONLY TOUR
St. John’s Glass Windows
Stained glass windows that survived the 1906 earthquake and fire are rare. The best examples are in St John’s Presbyterian Church
TOUR
Scandalous Murals of Rincon Center
Meeting place TBA
San Francisco
Partisan hysteria echoed from San Francisco to Washington D.C. when the Rincon Center murals were unveiled. Powerful voices called for their destruction, yet 30 years later they saved the building from demolition.
$15
SFHS MEMBERS ONLY TOUR
Wells Fargo Museum
Located in the heart of San Francisco’s financial district, the museum depicts Wells Fargo’s important role in the California Gold Rush, San Francisco history, stagecoach travel in early California and the settlement of the American West.
PROGRAM
1968 In San Francisco: It Was 50 Years Ago Today
Roosevelt Middle School
460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the San Francisco-owned and operated Hetch Hetchy Power System, which generates and delivers 100 percent greenhouse-gas–free hydroelectricity to San Francisco.
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Northern Waterfront, Fisherman’s Wharf, and Aquatic Park
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
San Francisco’s past as a port city and cover the waterfront from the days of sail to the era of the longshoreman.
TOUR
Creating Downtown-CANCELLED
Meeting place TBA
San Francisco
Delight in the multifaceted blueprint created as the result of 1906 Earthquake.
$15
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK North Beach, Washington Square, and Telegraph Hill
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Explore the artistic and cultural traditions of North Beach, from Italian immigrants to free-spirited Beats of the 1950s.
AWARDS LUNCHEON
Mark Hopkins Hotel 1 Nob Hill at Mason and California Streets, San Francisco, CA, United States
TOUR
Alfred Hitchcock’s San Francisco
Meeting place TBA
San Francisco
The Master of Suspense loved San Francisco and used its beauty, elegance and mystery to great effect in several films.
$15
Special FREE Tour for All Friends of SFHS
CYPRESS LAWN TROLLEY TOUR – FULL
Cypress Lawn in Colma
SFHS is pleased to invite you to a free trolley tour offered by Cypress Lawn in Colma.
Free
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Portsmouth Square, Jackson Square, and the Barbary Coast
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
Learn about the birthplaces of the Gold Rush and the village of Yerba Buena; the original shoreline; the Pony Express headquarters site and more.
PROGRAM
100 Years of Clean Energy for San Francisco: Hetch Hetchy Power and Beyond
Roosevelt Middle School
460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the San Francisco-owned and operated Hetch Hetchy Power System, which generates and delivers 100 percent greenhouse-gas–free hydroelectricity to San Francisco.
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Market Street, Union Square, and Chinatown
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
From devastation to dynamic rebirth, this tour showcases San Francisco’s “rising” after the 1906 Earthquake and Fire.
SFHS MEMBERS ONLY TOUR
Grace Cathedral
Grace Catherdal
1100 California Street, San Francisco
Grace Cathedral docents will take walkers on a guided walk through the cathedral, discussing its history, architecture, and art.
TOUR
Fisherman ’s Wharf: A Hidden History
Meeting place TBA
San Francisco
Go behind the scenes to learn about the bay, ships, swimmers, and fishing history of this vital part of San Francisco.
$15
BARBARY COAST TRAIL WALK Northern Waterfront, Fisherman’s Wharf, and Aquatic Park
Meeting place TBA San Francisco
San Francisco’s past as a port city and cover the waterfront from the days of sail to the era of the longshoreman.
PROGRAM
The Power of Collaboration: Crowd Sourcing Our Past
Roosevelt Middle School
460 Arguello Boulevard (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
The digital revolution has brought amazing changes to our lives and has also led to new ways we access our past using online sources and other new ways to share historical information.
PROGRAM: Kevin Starr Memorial Lecture Series
University of San Francisco, Xavier Hall Parker Avenue, just north of St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco, CA
Peace with Justice: Bishop Mark J. Hurley and the San Francisco State College Strike.
Free